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1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
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{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.
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But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;
3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.
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For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;
5 They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.
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They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:
6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
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Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;
7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity ; their evil imaginations have no limits.
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Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:
8 They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
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They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
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They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.
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Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them.
11 They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
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And they say, How can God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?
12 This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
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Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.
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Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:
14 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
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For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.
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If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children.
16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply
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When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous task in mine eyes;
17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
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Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; [then] understood I their end.
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
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Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
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How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
20 They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
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As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.
21 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
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When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
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Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
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Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;
24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
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Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
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Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
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For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
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But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.
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